BRIEFLY : VALLEY ATTORNEY APPOINTED JUDGE.SACRAMENTO - Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that named a Woodland Hills attorney Tuesday to a job as a judge in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Municipal Court. Randy Rhodes, 39, an attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, will replace Judge Thomas Willhite, who has been elevated to the Superior Court, officials said. The post pays $98,070 a year. Rhodes, who has worked as an attorney at two other firms, holds a bachelor's degree from Cal State Northridge. He received his law degree from the University of West Los Angeles The University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private, non-profit School of Law with two campuses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Inglewood and Woodland Hills, California. The School of Law is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California. in 1986. - Daily News Mayor's Breakfast to be held today Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. will discuss economic and community safety issues today as part of the fourth annual Mayor's Breakfast in Studio City. More than 300 business leaders are expected to attend the event at the Sportsmen's Lodge The Sportsmen's Lodge in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California is something of a kitsch landmark but remains a popular spot for celebrations, dinners and public events. at 12833 Ventura Blvd. The $18 breakfast was organized by the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Association of Realtors and is sponsored by 19 community organizations and local businesses. ?13Daily News Tourism series gets grant of $150,000 The National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. has awarded several California organizations, including the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau, a $150,000 grant to help promote a series of ``cultural tourism'' excursions throughout the state's major cities. The grant will combine with a series of corporate donations to finance the marketing of 16 themed itineraries that would typically occupy a tourist for nine to 15 days, said Laura Zucker, executive commission of the Arts Commission. Among the proposed itineraries are such tours as one on ``Car Culture'' that would include a stop at the Petersen Automotive Museum The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of ; ``Family Fun,'' that would hit special programs at the Children's Museum in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or ; ``Latino Heritage'' and ``Jewish Culture,'' Zucker said. ?13Daily News Grand jury urges civilian jail staff Los Angeles County could convert 524 deputy positions in the mammoth Men's Central Jail to civilian jobs and save $5.5 million a year, according to a just-released report by the grand jury. Overall, wider use of custody assistants in the jail would shave about 12.5 percent off the personnel costs of running the high-security, 6,800-bed facility on downtown Los Angeles' northeast side, the jury found. The interim report is the second released by the Los Angeles County grand jury before it completes its annual report in late June. The jury recommends replacing some higher-paid deputies with civilian positions in two phases. In the first, 100 positions could be converted to civilians immediately, saving $1.8 million a year, the report says. The larger conversion in a second phase would take six years, the report says, saving an additional $3.7 million by exchanging 424 deputy jobs for custody assistant positions. ?13Daily News |
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